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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hot Weather, Camp Meeting, Second World War, First World War and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Three of the pieces in One Man's Meat were originally published in what magazine?
(a) Literary Monthly.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) New York Magazine.
(d) Harper's Bazaar.

2. What did White write made the dogs uneasy in the beginning of "A Week in April"?
(a) A full moon.
(b) The rain.
(c) The fog.
(d) The thunder.

3. What was the name of E. B. White's wife?
(a) Christina.
(b) Katharine.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Sarah.

4. When did World War I end?
(a) December, 1918.
(b) January, 1919.
(c) November, 1918.
(d) March, 1919.

5. What magazine did White read to stay up to date on the cinema industry in "Movies"?
(a) Motion Picture magazine.
(b) Movies Monthly.
(c) Film Weekly.
(d) Entertainment Weekly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did White write "is so closely associated with brisk affairs" in "Hot Weather"?

2. What basket did E. B. White decide was unnecessary on his Maine desk in "Incoming Basket"?

3. Where was E. B. White born?

4. When was "Walden" written?

5. In "Walden," White wrote, "We may all be ______ yet, whether we like it or not."

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